PROVERBS English A bird in hand is worth two in the bush A burnt child dreads fire A friend in need is a friend

indeed A leopard cannot change its spots A man is as old as he feels A man is known by the company he keeps Actions speak louder than words Actions speak louder than words Actions speak louder than words Actions speak louder than words All good must (come to) end All that glitters is not gold An idle brain is a devil's workshop An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it As you sow, so you shall reap Beggars can't be choosers Better late then never Better safe than sorry Birds of a feather flock together Blood is thicker than water Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth Buy a pig in a poke Call a spade, a spade Christmas comes but once a year Cut your coat according to your cloth Damned if you do, damned if you don't Dead men tell no lies Dog does not eat dog Don't bite more than you can chew Don't burn your bridges behind you Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Don't judge a book by its cover Don't look the gift horse in a mouth Don't make a mountain out of a molehill Don't wash your dirty linen in a public Early bird catches a worm Easier said then donw East or West, home is the best Every cloud has a silver lining Every man is the architect of his own future Everything comes to those who wait Experience is the best teacher Fight fire with fire Fire is a good servant but a bad master First catch your hare First come first served First come, first served Fortune favors the brave Give credit where the credit is due Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile God helps those who help themselves Great haste makes great waste He laughs best who laughs last Here today, and gone by tomorrow Honesty is the best policy In one ear out the other It takes all sorts (to make a world) It's no use crying over spilled milk Jump from the frying pan into the fire Jump the gun Let bygones by bygones Let not the pot call the kettle black Let sleeping dogs lie Let's cross that bridge when we come to it Life isn't just a bowl of cherries Like a bull in a china shop Bosnian Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani. Ko se o mlijeko opee, taj i u jogurt pue. Na muci se poznaju junaci. Vuk dlaku mijenja, ud nikada ovjek je star koliko se osjea. S kim si, takav si Djela su vanija od rijei. Djela govore vie od rijei. Djela govore vie od rjei. Djela govore vie od rijei to je lijepo kratko traje Nije zlato sve to sija. Besposlen ovjek smilja gluposti Bolje sprijeiti, nego lijeiti Kako prostre, tako e i lei Kako sije tako e njeti. Prosjaci ne biraju Bolje ikad nego nikad to je sigurno, sigurno je Svaka ptica svome jatu leti Nije krv voda Roen u izobilju Kupiti maka u vrei. Reci popu- pop, a bobu-bob Nije svaki dan Boi Prui se koliki ti je jorgan. Kako god napravi, ne valja Mrtva usta ne govore Vrana vrano oi ne vadi Ne tovari vie nego to moe ponijeti Ne zatvaraj vrata zadnjicom Raanj spreman, a zec u umi. Ne sudi knjigu po koricama Poklonjenom konju se u zube ne gleda Ne pravi od muhe medvjeda Ne iznosi svoje prljavo rublje Ko rano rani, dvije sree grabi. Lake rei nego uraditi Svuda poi, kui doi Svako zlo za neko dobro. Svako je kova svoje sree Ko eka, doeka Na vlastitoj se koi najbolje ui Klin se klinom izbija Vatra je dobar sluga ali zao gospodar. Prvo skoi pa reci hop. Ko prije djevojci, njemu djevojka. Ko prije djevojci, njemu djevojka. Srea prati hrabre to jest, jest Da im prst, uzee cijelu ruku Pomozi sebi pa e ti i Bog pomoi. Ko urio vrat slomio Ko se zadnji smije najslae se smije. Danas jesmo, sutra nismo Potenje se uvijek isplati Na jedno uho ulo, na drugo izalo Sto ljudi, sto udi Poslije je kasno plakati S konja na magarca Trati pred rudu to je bilo, bilo je Nala krpa zakrpu Ne diraj lava dok spava O tom, potom Nije ivot med i mlijeko Kao slon u staklari

Like father, like son, like mother, like daughter Look before you leap Losers weepers, finders keepers Make hay while the sun shines Many a true word is spoken in jest Might is right Misfortunes never come singly Never do things by halves Never speak ill of the dead No pain no gain No risk, no gain Once bitten twice shy One man's loss is another man's gain One swallow doesn't make a summer Opportunity knocks but once Out of sight, out of mind Power corrupts Practice makes perfect Practice what you preach Put all one's eggs in one basket Robbing Peter to pay Paul Rome was not built in a day Save for a rainy days Scratch my back I'll scratch yours Seeing is believing Short reckonings make long friends Silence is golden Sound in body, sound in mind Spare the rod and spoil the child Speaking of the devil Still waters run deep Strike while the iron is hot That was the last straw The best is the enemy of the good The bigger they are, the harder they fall The devils is not so black as he is painted The early bird catches the worm The end justifies the means The exception proves the rule The fish begins to stink from the head The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence The mills of God grind slowly There's no smoke without fire Time heals old wounds Time will tell To err is human Too many cooks spoil the broth Truth will out Two sides of a coin Walls have ears When the cat is away the mice will play You can't have your cake and eat it too You can't please everyone You get what you pay for

Kakav otac takav sin, kakva majka takva kerka Prvo skoi pa reci hop. Ko nae, njegovo. Zgrabi priliku U svakoj ali ima istine Ko je jai, taj kvai Nesrea nikad ne dolazi sama to moe danas, ne ostavljaj za sutra O mrtvima sve najbolje Bez muke nema nauke Ko riskira, profitira. Koga su guje ujedale i gutera se boji. Dok jednom ne smrkne drugom ne osvane Jedna lasta ne ini proljee. Srea samo jednom kuca na vrata Daleko od oiju, daleko od srca. Vlast kvari ljude Vjebom do savrenstva Nemoj jedno govoriti, a drugo raditi Staviti sve na jednu kartu Prelijevanje iz upljeg u prazno Ne moe nita na brzinu tedi za crne dane Ruka ruku mije Vjeruj samo svojim oima ist raun, duga ljubav utanje je zlato U zdravom tijelu, zdrav duh Batina je iz raja izala Mi o vuku, vuk na vrata Tiha voda brijege valja Gvoe se kuje dok je vrue Kap koja je prelia au to se vie trudi, to gori ispada Ko visoko leti, nisko pada Nije avo crno kao to izgleda Ko rano rani, dvije sree grabi Cilj opravdava sredstva Izuzetak potvruje pravilo Riba od glave smrdi. Tue-slae Pravda je spora, ali dostina Gdje ima dima, ima i vatre. Vrijeme rane lijei Vrijeme e pokazati Grijeiti je ljudski. Gdje je puno baba, kilava su djeca. U lai su kratke noge Dvije strane medalje Zidovi imaju ui Kad make nema, mievi kolo vode. Ner moe i jare i pare Ne moe svima ugoditi Koliko para, toliko muzike

IZREKE Bosnian Batina je iz raja izala Besposlen ovjek smilja gluposti Bez muke nema nauke Bolje ikad nego nikad Bolje sprijeiti, nego lijeiti Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani. Cilj opravdava sredstva ist raun, duga ljubav ovjek je star koliko se osjea. utanje je zlato Daleko od oiju, daleko od srca. Danas jesmo, sutra nismo Da im prst, uzee cijelu ruku Djela govore vie od rijei Djela govore vie od rijei. Djela govore vie od rjei. Djela su vanija od rijei. Dok jednom ne smrkne drugom ne osvane Dvije strane medalje Gdje ima dima, ima i vatre. Gdje je puno baba, kilava su djeca. Grijeiti je ljudski. Gvoe se kuje dok je vrue Izuzetak potvruje pravilo Jedna lasta ne ini proljee. Kad make nema, mievi kolo vode. Kakav otac takav sin, kakva majka takva kerka Kako god napravi, ne valja Kako prostre, tako e i lei Kako sije tako e njeti. Kao slon u staklari Kap koja je prelia au Klin se klinom izbija Ko eka, doeka Ko je jai, taj kvai Ko nae, njegovo. Ko prije djevojci, njemu djevojka. Ko prije djevojci, njemu djevojka. Ko rano rani, dvije sree grabi Ko rano rani, dvije sree grabi. Ko riskira, profitira. Ko se o mlijeko opee, taj i u jogurt pue.

Ko se zadnji smije najslae se smije. Ko visoko leti, nisko pada Ko urio vrat slomio Koga su guje ujedale i gutera se boji. Koliko para, toliko muzike Kupiti maka u vrei. Lake rei nego uraditi Mi o vuku, vuk na vrata Mrtva usta ne govore Na jedno uho ulo, na drugo izalo Na muci se poznaju junaci. Na vlastitoj se koi najbolje ui Nala krpa zakrpu Ne diraj lava dok spava Ne iznosi svoje prljavo rublje Ne moe nita na brzinu Ne moe svima ugoditi Ne pravi od muhe medvjeda Ne sudi knjigu po koricama Ne tovari vie nego to moe ponijeti Ne zatvaraj vrata zadnjicom Nemoj jedno govoriti, a drugo raditi Ner moe i jare i pare Nesrea nikad ne dolazi sama Nije avo crno kao to izgleda Nije krv voda Nije svaki dan Boi Nije ivot med i mlijeko Nije zlato sve to sija. O mrtvima sve najbolje O tom, potom Poklonjenom konju se u zube ne gleda Pomozi sebi pa e ti i Bog pomoi. Poslije je kasno plakati Potenje se uvijek isplati Pravda je spora, ali dostina Prelijevanje iz upljeg u prazno Prosjaci ne biraju Prui se koliki ti je jorgan. Prvo skoi pa reci hop. Prvo skoi pa reci hop. Raanj spreman, a zec u umi. Reci popu- pop, a bobu-bob Riba od glave smrdi.

Roen u izobilju Ruka ruku mije S kim si, takav si S konja na magarca Srea prati hrabre Srea samo jednom kuca na vrata Staviti sve na jednu kartu tedi za crne dane to je bilo, bilo je to je lijepo kratko traje to je sigurno, sigurno je to jest, jest Sto ljudi, sto udi to moe danas, ne ostavljaj za sutra to se vie trudi, to gori ispada Svaka ptica svome jatu leti Svako je kova svoje sree Svako zlo za neko dobro. Svuda poi, kui doi Tiha voda brijege valja Trati pred rudu Tue-slae U lai su kratke noge U svakoj ali ima istine U zdravom tijelu, zdrav duh Vatra je dobar sluga ali zao gospodar. Vjeruj samo svojim oima Vjebom do savrenstva Vlast kvari ljude Vrana vrano oi ne vadi Vrijeme e pokazati Vrijeme rane lijei Vuk dlaku mijenja, ud nikada Zgrabi priliku Zidovi imaju ui

English Spare the rod and spoil the child An idle brain is a devil's workshop No pain no gain Better late then never An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure A bird in hand is worth two in the bush The end justifies the means Short reckonings make long friends A man is as old as he feels Silence is golden Out of sight, out of mind Here today, and gone by tomorrow Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile Actions speak louder than words Actions speak louder than words Actions speak louder than words Actions speak louder than words One man's loss is another man's gain Two sides of a coin There's no smoke without fire Too many cooks spoil the broth To err is human Strike while the iron is hot The exception proves the rule One swallow doesn't make a summer When the cat is away the mice will play Like father, like son, like mother, like daughter Damned if you do, damned if you don't As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it As you sow, so you shall reap Like a bull in a china shop That was the last straw Fight fire with fire Everything comes to those who wait Might is right Losers weepers, finders keepers First come first served First come, first served The early bird catches the worm Early bird catches a worm No risk, no gain A burnt child dreads fire

He laughs best who laughs last The bigger they are, the harder they fall Great haste makes great waste Once bitten twice shy You get what you pay for Buy a pig in a poke Easier said then donw Speaking of the devil Dead men tell no lies In one ear out the other A friend in need is a friend indeed Experience is the best teacher Let not the pot call the kettle black Let sleeping dogs lie Don't wash your dirty linen in a public Rome was not built in a day You can't please everyone Don't make a mountain out of a molehill Don't judge a book by its cover Don't bite more than you can chew Don't burn your bridges behind you Practice what you preach You can't have your cake and eat it too Misfortunes never come singly The devils is not so black as he is painted Blood is thicker than water Christmas comes but once a year Life isn't just a bowl of cherries All that glitters is not gold Never speak ill of the dead Let's cross that bridge when we come to it Don't look the gift horse in a mouth God helps those who help themselves It's no use crying over spilled milk Honesty is the best policy The mills of God grind slowly Robbing Peter to pay Paul Beggars can't be choosers Cut your coat according to your cloth First catch your hare Look before you leap Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Call a spade, a spade The fish begins to stink from the head

Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth Scratch my back I'll scratch yours A man is known by the company he keeps Jump from the frying pan into the fire Fortune favors the brave Opportunity knocks but once Put all one's eggs in one basket Save for a rainy days Let bygones by bygones All good must (come to) end Better safe than sorry Give credit where the credit is due It takes all sorts (to make a world) Never do things by halves The best is the enemy of the good Birds of a feather flock together Every man is the architect of his own future Every cloud has a silver lining East or West, home is the best Still waters run deep Jump the gun The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence Truth will out Many a true word is spoken in jest Sound in body, sound in mind Fire is a good servant but a bad master Seeing is believing Practice makes perfect Power corrupts Dog does not eat dog Time will tell Time heals old wounds A leopard cannot change its spots Make hay while the sun shines Walls have ears